Dentistry Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Journal
Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume
16
Issue
1
First Page
540
Last Page
543
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1016/j.jds.2020.08.003
Abstract
People with disabilities are challenged managing their oral hygiene and more often burdened with oral diseases. They often require immediate dental treatment for severe pain and greater precautions are needed to cope with COVID-19. The potential for COVID-19 infection can be relatively high in patients with disabilities due to concomitant systemic diseases, unique individual circumstances, relationship with caregivers and the living conditions of long-term care facilities, which make them vulnerable to the virus. For behavior management, dental treatment is often provided under general anesthesia with meticulous preoperative evaluation and the use of high-quality viral filters. In response to COVID-19, additional considerations should be taken for dental procedures on patients with special needs. These recommendations for dental treatment of the disabled are based on 6 months of authors COVID-19 pandemic experience.
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Citation of this paper:
Eun-Jung Kwak, Jieun Kim, Hiran Perinpanayagam, Kee-Yeon Kum, Guidance for dental treatment of patients with disabilities during COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Dental Sciences, Volume 16, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 540-543, ISSN 1991-7902, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2020.08.003. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790220301793)
